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Where does “muistua” come from?

muistua (Finnish) comes from Finnish muistaa, from Proto-Finnic muistadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja- — to touch, feel.

muistua (Finnish): to come to mind

Definitions

  1. to come to mind

Ancestry of “muistua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuistaato remember, recall, recollect; Third-person...
2Proto-Finnicmuistadak—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmuja-to touch, feel

Words derived from “muistua”

  • muistutus
  • muistuttaa
  • muistutella
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